Overview
The story of the fascinating, fraught alliance among Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Weston Chapmanāand how its breakup led to theĀ success of Americaās most important social movement.
āFresh, provocative and engrossing.āĀ āNew York Times
In the crucial early years of the Abolition movement, the Boston branch of the cause seized upon the star power of the eloquent ex-slave Frederick Douglass to make its case for slavesā freedom. Journalist William Lloyd GarrisonĀ promoted emancipation while Garrison loyalist Maria Weston Chapman, known as āthe Contessa,ā raised money and managed Douglassās speaking tour from her Boston townhouse.
Conventional histories have seen Douglassās departure for the New York wing of the Abolition party as a result of a rift between Douglass and Garrison. But, as acclaimed historian Linda Hirshman reveals,Ā this completely misses the woman in power. Weston Chapman wrote cutting letters to Douglass, doubting his loyalty; the Bostonian abolitionists were shot through with racist prejudice, even aiming the N-word at Douglass among themselves. Through incisive, original analysis, Hirshman convinces that the inevitableĀ breakup was in factĀ a successful failure. Eventually, as the most sought-after Black activist in America, Douglass was able to dangle the prize of his endorsement over the Republican Partyās candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln. Two years later the abolition of slaveryāif not the abolition of racismābecame immutable law.
This book title, The Color of Abolition (How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation) - 9780063268708, ISBN: 9780063268708, by Linda Hirshman, published by HarperCollins (February 14, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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